Multiple brooch construction



Oct. 19, 1937. i o. F. PLACCO MULTIPLE BROOCH CONSTRUCTION Fil ed Nov. 9, 1955 ID GE Patented Oct. 19, 1937 MULTIPLE BROOCH CONSTRUCTION Oscar Frank Placco, Providence, R. I., assignor to Cohn & Rosenberger, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application November 9, 1935, Serial No. 49,058

4 Claims.

My present invention relates to the jewelry art, and'has' particular reference to a novel construction suitable for brooches, clips, and the like.

The present invention relates to jewelry ornaments of the multiple type, comprising a base which has means for detachably securing to a garment or the like, and one or more ornaments which may be detachably secured to the base, and which have clamps, pins or other securing means, whereby the ornaments may be removed from the base and independently used.

It is the principal object of my invention to devise an ornament construction which may be used as an ornament per se, and which has combined therewith one or more additional ornaments that may be detachably secured thereto, such ornaments having independent garment engaging means, and having designs which cooperate with and supplement the ornament design of the base so as to create a plurality of different jewelry ornaments when used independently of or together with the base.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in view, the invention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully described in the detailed description following, in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, and more specifically defined in the claims appended thereto.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a novel ornament base, which is ornamental per se;

Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are respectively front, back and side views of novel ornaments removably securable to the ornament base shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a view, partly broken away, showing the novel separable ornaments secured to the ornament base;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a side view of Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is a front view of a modified ornament base;

Figs. 9 and 10 are respectively front and rear views of supplemental ornaments therefor; and

Fig. 11 is a view showing the supplemental ornaments mounted on the modified base.

It has been found desirable to provide a multiple ornament construction for use as a jewelry ornament, comprising an ornamental base which may be used by itself, and having one or more supplemental ornaments whichmay be detachably secured to the base to form a composite ornament, the supplemental ornaments being provided with individual securing means so that they may be independently used. The supplemental ornaments may be used so as to supplement the design of the ornamental base or may be used so as to cover the design of the ornamen- 5 ta] base'and thus create an entirely new design.

The novel ornament construction-preferably consists of an ornamental base It], see Fig. l, which has garment securing means attached thereto, as indicated in Fig. '7, one type of gar- -10 ment securing means consisting of a pin ll hinged at one end in pivot ears l2, and having a lock catch or similar device l3 at the other end for releasably receiving the pin end. The ornamental base 50 preferably has ornamental 15 configurations l4 thereon, whereby the base may be used as an ornament. One or more openings l5 are also provided, for receiving clamps N5 of supplemental ornaments l'l whereby the opened clamps may be passed through openings i5 and then moved to closed position, as indicated in Fig. 4, for retention in such position by coil springs 18; the clamps are hingedly mounted in standards i9 on the back of the supplemental ornaments, whereby one or both of the supplemental ornaments l'l, when detachably mounted on the ornamental base i0, combine with the ornamental configurations I4 or parts thereof to form an entirely new ornamental design. The supplemental ornaments I! may be detached from the ornament base it! toform independent ornaments, such as for example shoulder clips or the like, the clamps having teeth 20 for detachably engaging the garment parts when so used.

The above described construction utilizes an ornamental base and one or more supplemental ornaments which combine with the ornamental base so as to form a new ornamental design utilizing part or all of the ornament configurations of the base; it is preferred for certain constructions to provide supplemental ornaments which at least completely cover the central portion of the ornamental base, thus forming an entirely new design which has the advantage of being in raised relation to the ornamental base so as to create a richer and more attractive appearance.

To this end I provide an ornamental base 20, see: Fig. 8, which is ornamental per se, and which has openings 2| for receiving the clamp elements 22 of supplemental ornaments 23, these supplemental ornaments and their clamp elements being similar in structure and'functio-n to the supplemental ornaments l1, whereby they have independent use as ornamental clips or the like, and

being detachably securable to the ornamental base 20 byextending the clamps 22 through the openings 2|, and then retaining them in closed position under'the influence of'their springs 24,

whereby the composite ornament presents the appearance shown in Fig. 11, the two ornaments 23 being mounted on top of the central'orn'a- V *mentation of the base ornament so astopres'ent; I 10 an entirely different ornament of substantial thickness, whereby the richness of the ornamen: talefiect is enhanced, and particularly when the ,ornaments include stones,

stones and the'like.

of greatrichnesaas the thickness of the com posite' ornament enhances the attractive appear ance thereof.

While I have described specific constructional" embodiments rofn y' inventionkit is obvious that. gchanges invthe'shape, form,'and 'materialsflused 2 5 for the various parts; in the' t'ype; of individual securing meansor attaching means used, and in M a the 'relativezarrangement.and mounting of the various: parts, may be made tosuit the requirements fondifiereritornamental efiects, without 7 departing from the spirit and the scope of the f invention as defined in the' appended claims. I claimz 1. lnicombination, a'base having an orname ntal surface with a border, an opening in said base having a seat therearound, and a supple- I mental ornament having a clamp hinged thereto,

saidornament being larger than'said opening' and adapted to contact the seat on the ornamental surface of said base and said clamp being adapted to'extend through said opening when in 7 'open position and having spring means for locking saidclamp against the under surfacebf said base to detachably secure said supplemental ornaas I for example rhine 1 It is thus evident that'the novel ornamental; V combination includes a plurality of separable members each individually usable, fwhich combine together to produce novel ornamental efiects' ment in superimposed relationto the base omamental surface and within said border.

' 2.- In combination, a base having an ornamental surface witha border, "spaced openings in said base each having a seat therearound, and supplemental ornaments each having clamps 'hinged thereto, said ornaments being larger than 'said openings and'adap't'ed to contact the seats on the ornamental surface of saddbase'and said clamps being'adapted to' extend through said openings when in open position; and havingv spring means for locking said clamps against the g under surface of said base to detachablysecure said supplemental ornaments in superimposed relation to the base ornamental surface 1 and within said border. I

3. In combination, a base having an fornamental surface, spaced openings at; each end of 7 said base each having. a seat therearound, and

supplementall ornaments each having clamps hinged thereto, said ornaments beinglargerthan saidopenings and adapted to contact the seats on the ornamental surface of said base and said clamps being adapted to extend through said' openings when in open position, and: having; spring means for locking said'clamps against the I "under surface of saidbase to detachably secure said supplemental ornamentsfin superimposed relation to the base ornamental surface.

4. In combination; a' base having'an' orna-I? mental surface spaced openings at opposite scorners of said base each-having a seat therearound, V

and supplemental ornamentseach having clamps hinged thereto, said ornaments being'larger than said openings and adapted to contact the seats iron the ornamental surface of said'base and'said clamps being adapted to extend through said openings when in open position, and having spring means for locking'said clamps against the under surface of said base to detachably secure said supplemental ornaments in superimposed relation to the base ornamental surface.

' OS CAR FRANK PLACCO; 

